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Garden City, Kansas climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Garden City has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 481 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 89 mm while January barely receives 8 mm.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 33°C in July.

About 67 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near −8°C in January.

About 138 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 481 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.1 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Garden City climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	7	9	15	20	25	31	33	32	28	21	14	8
Avg temp (°C)	0	2	7	12	17	23	26	25	20	13	6	0
Avg low (°C)	−8	−6	−2	3	10	15	18	17	12	5	−3	−7
Precipitation (mm)	8	10	27	37	64	89	87	63	35	36	11	14

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	7	9	15	20	25	31
Avg temp (°C)	0	2	7	12	17	23
Avg low (°C)	−8	−6	−2	3	10	15
Precipitation (mm)	8	10	27	37	64	89

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	32	28	21	14	8
Avg temp (°C)	26	25	20	13	6	0
Avg low (°C)	18	17	12	5	−3	−7
Precipitation (mm)	87	63	35	36	11	14

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	4	7	8	9	9	9	5	5	3	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.1	0.9	4	14	21	17	9	2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	30	25	19	7	0.6	0.0	—	—	0.1	5	21	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	4	7	8	9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.1	0.9	4	14
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	30	25	19	7	0.6	0.0
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	9	5	5	3	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	21	17	9	2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.1	5	21	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	55	58	56	56	56	49	46	45	42	45	50	54
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	7	8	8	7	9	11	11	13	13	10	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	11	11	12	13	12	12	9	9	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	11	12	12	11	8	8	7	8	9	10	11
Relative humidity (%)	64	60	56	52	55	55	53	56	53	55	59	64
Wind speed (km/h)	11.6	12.8	13.8	14.8	13.6	13.6	12.1	11.6	13.2	12.9	12.2	11.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	55	58	56	56	56	49
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	7	8	8	7	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	11	11	12	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	11	12	12	11	8
Relative humidity (%)	64	60	56	52	55	55
Wind speed (km/h)	11.6	12.8	13.8	14.8	13.6	13.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	46	45	42	45	50	54
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	11	13	13	10	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	12	9	9	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	7	8	9	10	11
Relative humidity (%)	53	56	53	55	59	64
Wind speed (km/h)	12.1	11.6	13.2	12.9	12.2	11.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Garden City Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023064), about 14 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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